Department of Arts, Heritage and the GaeltachtDepartment of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht AffairsDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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Intent: That Ireland's Recovery and Resilience plan using EU funds would be ambitious for biodiversity and climate, ensure no significant harm to the environment and good public consultation.
Calling for suspension of licenses for hare coursing during level 5 lockdown on animal welfare and public health as hare coursing is not an elite sport, causes unnecessary suffering and holding coursing events to which those involved travel from all over Ireland and Northern Ireland risks spreading COVID19. - Phone callEmail
Seeking information on hare coursing licenses, frequency of monitoring by NPWS officials and details of whether visits to events were announced or unannounced] - Email
Intent: That the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht would issue a press release on the closed period for hedgecutting and burning.::That the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht would clarify if it wrote to Local Authorities on their statutory requirements to safeguard breeding birds, their eggs, nests and chicks as per Article 5 of the Birds Directive.
Details: Seeking more action to safeguard hedgerows and the breeding birds they support